A senior Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) executive was unable to tell a congressional oversight subcommittee when a briefing requested four months ago will be scheduled on how the government processes placement of unaccompanied minors who cross into the U.S. at the Southern border.
“On March 2, 2023, the [House Judiciary] Committee requested a general briefing on the Unaccompanied Children (UAC) placement process or a demonstration of the UAC portal. It has been over four months, and we have not yet received the briefing on the UAC or the demonstration of the portal,” Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) told HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Melanie Egorin.
